Dash Door Open Lights?

[jamesey]

hi all my door lights light up on the dash exept when my bonnet is open , should the little car on the dash display tell me i have the bonnet open , mine is a 96 alhambra

[mk2vr6]

and why exactly would it need to? it's the great big thing that covers the engine bay up when closed and when open you cant see past it when your sat in the car! tbh if you cant see thats its open do us all a favour and take the bus :16:

[jamesey]

very funny :16: :) :) :angry2: :angry2: :angry2: , obviosley yours doesnt have a catch mechanism them id get that looked at then :angry:

[mk2vr6]

well no actually mine doesnt have a under bonnet light :16: in their wisdom Chrysler removed it on the 2002 grand cherokee model although it is on my list of things to install, I did install one on my galaxy though and the bonnet catch worked fine on that thank you

[mk2vr6]

from the great www.wjjeeps.com web site :16:

 

This extremely handy feature was eliminated on the 2002 models. The bright light was conveniently mounted over the dipsticks, lighting the entire engine area. It works with a gravity-type switch that turns the light on and off when the hood is opened and closed.

 

2002-2004 owners can easily install the original factory hood lamp. The screw hole and mounting tab are still present, hidden under the hood insulation cover. A rectangular piece needs to be cut out where the mounting holes are. Wiring must be run as well. A fused hot lead can be run directly to the battery or under-hood fuse box, or fed across the hood (under the insulation) and through the firewall to the inside dash. The ground wire can be run almost anywhere.

 

It's probably possible to tie into the interior light system for the benefit of having the automatic 8-minute battery protection off timer, I have not been able to confirm yet how this can be done, as that would be ideal. Otherwise, a manual on-off switch can easily be added during times when you don't want the light to stay on, as when leaving the hood open for extended periods.

 

The lamp-end electrical connector plug is not available separately, so one must either purchase the harness or devise a way to connect the wiring to the 2 lamp socket pins. Wires can be soldered directly on, or attached to the right size push-on connector ends.

 

Another alternative (better but more expensive) is to purchase the factory wiring harness. This will allow a direct connection at the lamp end, but it must still be manually attached to the battery or + connection and ground as vehicles produced without the hood lamp do not have a factory wired receptacle available for the harness.

[jamesey]

hi all my door lights light up on the dash exept when my bonnet is open , should the little car on the dash display tell me i have the bonnet open , mine is a 96 alhambra

 

 

did you not read the 1st wersion , where all this bonnet light come from who mentioned that , I HAVE A LITTLE PICTURE OF A CAR ON MY DASH DISPLAY THAT TELLS ME WHEN A DOOR IS OPEN OR AJAR , SHOULD THERE BE ONE FOR THE BONNET AS ALL FOUR DOORS LIGHT A DOOR UP AND SO DOES THE BOOT , is that more simple for you to understand , does anyone else know what i mean cause i think mk2vr6 doesnt

[mk2vr6]

LETS PUT IN WORDS THAT EVEN YOU COULD UNDERSTAND....

 

 

NO why should it? it tells you that the doors and tailgate are open/ajar and as they have dual pole switches and the bonnet doesnt! so what do you think?

[jamesey]

thats all i wanted to know funny buger :16:

[mumof4]

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